S 4618 — A bill to effectively staff the high-need public elementary schools and secondary schools of the United States with school-based mental health services providers.
Congress 119
Latest action: — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsors
- Merkley, Jeff (D, OR-S) — sponsor · 2026-05-21
- Bennet, Michael F. (D, CO-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Blumenthal, Richard (D, CT-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Booker, Cory A. (D, NJ-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Coons, Christopher A. (D, DE-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Durbin, Richard J. (D, IL-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Fetterman, John (D, PA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Heinrich, Martin (D, NM-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Hirono, Mazie K. (D, HI-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Kaine, Tim (D, VA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- King, Angus S., Jr. (I, ME-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Klobuchar, Amy (D, MN-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Murphy, Christopher (D, CT-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Padilla, Alex (D, CA-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Reed, Jack (D, RI-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Shaheen, Jeanne (D, NH-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Smith, Tina (D, MN-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Van Hollen, Chris (D, MD-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
- Wyden, Ron (D, OR-S) — cosponsor · 2026-05-21
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Merkley, Jeff (D, senate OR) | sponsor | 4 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Bennet, Michael F. (D, senate CO) | cosponsor | 6 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Blumenthal, Richard (D, senate CT) | cosponsor | 8 | — | 6 |
| 4 | Durbin, Richard J. (D, senate IL) | cosponsor | 41 | — | 6 |
| 5 | Kaine, Tim (D, senate VA) | cosponsor | 14 | — | 6 |
| 6 | Murphy, Christopher (D, senate CT) | cosponsor | 5 | — | 6 |
| 7 | Padilla, Alex (D, senate CA) | cosponsor | 9 | — | 6 |
| 8 | Reed, Jack (D, senate RI) | cosponsor | 7 | — | 6 |
| 9 | Van Hollen, Chris (D, senate MD) | cosponsor | 5 | — | 6 |
| 10 | Wyden, Ron (D, senate OR) | cosponsor | 5 | — | 6 |
| 11 | Booker, Cory A. (D, senate NJ) | cosponsor | 4 | — | 5 |
| 12 | Klobuchar, Amy (D, senate MN) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 13 | Smith, Tina (D, senate MN) | cosponsor | 3 | — | 4 |
| 14 | Coons, Christopher A. (D, senate DE) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 15 | Hirono, Mazie K. (D, senate HI) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 16 | Shaheen, Jeanne (D, senate NH) | cosponsor | 2 | — | 3 |
| 17 | King, Angus S., Jr. (I, senate ME) | cosponsor | 1 | — | 2 |
| 18 | Fetterman, John (D, senate PA) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Heinrich, Martin (D, senate NM) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Who's influencing them
Orgs ranked by combined money flow on this bill: LDA filings citing the bill + individual contributions in cycle 2026from donors whose employer matches the org name (Schedule A) to any principal committee in the "who matters" list above.
| # | Org | LDA filings | LDA spend | Donor employees | Employee donations | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not employed | 0 | $0 | 21,720 | $8,281,510 | $8,281,510 |
| 2 | self-employed | 0 | $0 | 1,629 | $1,050,632 | $1,050,632 |
| 3 | self employed | 0 | $0 | 1,143 | $460,523 | $460,523 |
| 4 | self | 0 | $0 | 488 | $219,606 | $219,606 |
| 5 | not-employed | 0 | $0 | 288 | $107,949 | $107,949 |
| 6 | young conaway stargatt & taylor llp | 0 | $0 | 36 | $88,000 | $88,000 |
| 7 | apollo global management | 0 | $0 | 22 | $63,300 | $63,300 |
| 8 | none | 0 | $0 | 107 | $56,485 | $56,485 |
| 9 | n/a | 0 | $0 | 220 | $55,529 | $55,529 |
| 10 | retired | 0 | $0 | 115 | $46,486 | $46,486 |
| 11 | wcas | 0 | $0 | 14 | $33,500 | $33,500 |
| 12 | lockheed martin | 0 | $0 | 34 | $32,865 | $32,865 |
| 13 | eo solutions | 0 | $0 | 4 | $28,000 | $28,000 |
| 14 | mass general hospital | 0 | $0 | 4 | $27,240 | $27,240 |
| 15 | bain capital | 0 | $0 | 3 | $26,800 | $26,800 |
| 16 | blackstone | 0 | $0 | 8 | $26,750 | $26,750 |
| 17 | wells fargo | 0 | $0 | 13 | $25,083 | $25,083 |
| 18 | holland & knight llp | 0 | $0 | 11 | $24,600 | $24,600 |
| 19 | robbins geller rudman and dowd llp | 0 | $0 | 4 | $24,000 | $24,000 |
| 20 | capital group | 0 | $0 | 6 | $23,750 | $23,750 |
| 21 | 0 | $0 | 15 | $23,146 | $23,146 | |
| 22 | leidos | 0 | $0 | 35 | $20,870 | $20,870 |
| 23 | gibson dunn & crutcher | 0 | $0 | 7 | $20,650 | $20,650 |
| 24 | k&l gates llp | 0 | $0 | 11 | $19,875 | $19,875 |
| 25 | capital group companies | 0 | $0 | 5 | $17,500 | $17,500 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
21 predicted yes (4%) · 277 predicted no (51%) · 245 unknown (45%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 18 yes / 0 no / 245 unknown · I: 3 yes / 0 no
19 high-confidence positions (voted + sponsor + cosponsor)
- Merkley, Jeff (D · senate · OR) · sponsor
- Bennet, Michael F. (D · senate · CO) · cosponsor
- Blumenthal, Richard (D · senate · CT) · cosponsor
- Booker, Cory A. (D · senate · NJ) · cosponsor
- Coons, Christopher A. (D · senate · DE) · cosponsor
- Durbin, Richard J. (D · senate · IL) · cosponsor
- Fetterman, John (D · senate · PA) · cosponsor
- Heinrich, Martin (D · senate · NM) · cosponsor
- Hirono, Mazie K. (D · senate · HI) · cosponsor
- Kaine, Tim (D · senate · VA) · cosponsor
- King, Angus S., Jr. (I · senate · ME) · cosponsor
- Klobuchar, Amy (D · senate · MN) · cosponsor
- Murphy, Christopher (D · senate · CT) · cosponsor
- Padilla, Alex (D · senate · CA) · cosponsor
- Reed, Jack (D · senate · RI) · cosponsor
- Shaheen, Jeanne (D · senate · NH) · cosponsor
- Smith, Tina (D · senate · MN) · cosponsor
- Van Hollen, Chris (D · senate · MD) · cosponsor
- Wyden, Ron (D · senate · OR) · cosponsor